Check & Mate
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Check & Mate

by Ali Hazelwood

2023•Romance•368 pages

Taste attributes: romanceteensportsrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringgame/competitiondeep rivalrylove conquers all

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Boxlist takeExpect an intimate, realistic romance novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory's focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

RomanceTeenSportsGame/competitionDeep rivalryLove conquers all

Subjects

RomanceYoung AdultContemporary

Details

Author
Ali Hazelwood
Published
2023
Pages
368
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Books are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands. Book scores are estimates, made from Open Library subjects and descriptions plus an AI reading.

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